The Leonardo (Salt Lake City)
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The Leonardo is a culture, arts, and science center and museum in Salt Lake City
, Utah
, United States
. It is located at the former site of the main branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library
. It opened on October 8, 2011.
The mission of the Leonardo Museum (named after the artist and scientist Leonardo DaVinci) is to fuse science, technology and art in experiences that inspire creativity and innovation in young people and adults. This program is aimed to attract those individuals, families and businesses who can help to create and build on Utah’s and the city’s brand as an innovation economy.
The Leonardo hosted the Body Worlds 3
exhibition from September 19, 2008 through January 11, 2009.
The museum is run by the board of directors and a small staff with the help of a large group of local resident volunteers.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at the former site of the main branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library
Salt Lake City Public Library
The Salt Lake City Public Library system's main branch building is an architecturally unique structure in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is located at 210 East, 400 South, across from the Salt Lake City and County Building and Washington Square.-History:...
. It opened on October 8, 2011.
The mission of the Leonardo Museum (named after the artist and scientist Leonardo DaVinci) is to fuse science, technology and art in experiences that inspire creativity and innovation in young people and adults. This program is aimed to attract those individuals, families and businesses who can help to create and build on Utah’s and the city’s brand as an innovation economy.
The Leonardo hosted the Body Worlds 3
Body Worlds
Body Worlds is a traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures...
exhibition from September 19, 2008 through January 11, 2009.
The museum is run by the board of directors and a small staff with the help of a large group of local resident volunteers.